Reviews
Where We’re Eating: Gennaro’s Tomato Pies
Mike Giammarino—who operated Philly’s Lombardi’s pizzeria on 18th Street before that location succumbed to 10 Rittenhouse and, eventually, Serafina—is back, baking New York-style pizza in […]
Where We’re Eating: Bonk’s
“Sticky, licky, sucky, messy, dirty and wet: There is something better than sex for sale in Port Richmond, and no, it’s not heroin.” Seriously, we […]
Cheap Eats: Lunch At Tashan
It’s not often that an Indian meal makes you think of a hamburger—much less a really good one—but that’s what happened to me during a […]
The Plain Truth: Goat Hollow
Trey Popp finds much of Goat Hollow to be hit-or-miss but he still seems to like it. This warm and unassuming spot has enough going […]
Tavro 13 Reviewed
Terence Feury goes to Swedesboro and opens Tavro 13. But Trey Popp asks, is he what Swedesboro wants? Feury is cooking as compellingly as ever. […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Seasonal American Eats at Jersey’s Tavro 13
Tavro 13 is a long way from Philadelphia. You take I-95 to the Commodore Barry Bridge, follow 322 to Kings Highway, and park outside a […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Hit-or-Miss Charm at Goat Hollow
There are honest waiters, there are fatally honest waiters, and then there’s the guy who asked if we wanted dessert at Goat Hollow. “We have […]
Adam Erace Rips Goat Hollow
Adam Erace visited Goat Hollow,the recently revived Mount Airy brasserie, and comes away impressed by the bar and underwhelmed by the kitchen. Dumplings plumped with […]
Cheap Eats: Makkah Market
Judging from the dinky white microwave perched prominently in the dining area, or the tables that look like rummage from an off-brand burger joint installed […]
The Revisit: Zavino
A server who gets her customers laughing has them right where she wants them, but the bartender at Zavino had an unfair advantage on a […]
Where We’re Eating: Kanella, Still Compelling
Kanella, the endearingly small, five-year-old Cyprian BYO sits at the corner of 10th and Spruce, containing wicker chairs, wooden tables, and exposed brick walls graced […]
Where We’re Eating: The Pub, a Bona Fide Classic
The phrase “They don’t make them like they used to” was pretty much invented for places like the Pub, the quirky Tudor-style restaurant that sits […]
Red Owl Tavern Stumbles Out of the Gate
Red Owl Tavern couldn’t put it all together for Trey Popp as the restaurant in the Hotel Monaco was the definition of hit-or-miss. Such was […]
With Sophia’s, Christopher Lee Has Returned to Philly. Kinda
Trey Popp reviews Sophia’s, the East Passyunk restaurant of Philadelphia’s prodigal son, Christopher Lee. What he finds is that Lee is only kind of involved. […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Culinary Fumbles at Red Owl Tavern
“No matter where you go, there you are.” A review typically requires more than one sentence, but when it comes to describing most hotel restaurants, […]